GTA Developers' Network Conference 2025 - Programme

10:00

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Welcome and coffee

10.30

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Introduction and Opening Remarks

11.00

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Workshop: Reciprocal learning in action: enhancing teaching through GTA and staff collaboration

Chiara La Sala (University of Leeds)

Workshop: Skills-based teaching observations to improve GTA training

Sarah Plumb (University of Sheffield)

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12.00

Lightning Talks:

Mentoring GTAs - Maryam Masood, Lauren Schrock, Yiduo Wang (WMG, University of Warwick)

From Clicks to Connections: Multimodal Learning Journeys - Paula Villegas (University of St Andrews)

Welcome to Warwick by Lorenzo Frigerio, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education)

12.30

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Lunch

1.15

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20-minute presentations:

Marking Matters: Preparing GTAs for practical and written Chemistry assessment - Dani Pearson, Stephen Bromfield (University of Warwick)

From PGR to Academic Developer: Translating Experience into Equitable GTA Support - Ryan Prescott (University of Leeds)

Teaching Through Turbulence: A U.S. Perspective on Supporting GTAs - Bai Alexander (Cleveland State University)

20-minute presentations:

Fostering Teaching Excellence through Communities of Practice - Aisel Omarova (University of Warwick)

Global Students, Local Classrooms: GTA Challenges - Md Emran Ahmmed (University of Warwick)

Maximising the Potential of Non-Formal Support for GTAs as They Start to Teach - Catherine Lillie (University of Hull)

2.15

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2.30

Workshop: GTA Development in Light of the UKCGE Report: Synergies, Challenges, and Future Directions

Senthila Quirke (Brunel University London), Alex Standen (LSE)

Workshop: Belonging, Dignity and Justice in GTA Development Working Group

Olumide Popoola (Queen Mary University of London), Jenny Barrett (Edge Hill University), Sarah Plumb (University of Sheffield)

3.30

A manifesto for a hopeful future of GTA Development, Sara Hattersley and Oliver Turner

(University of Warwick)